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Ethiopia orders an Egyptian diplomat out within 48 hours; Egypt orders out a counsellor at Ethiopia's embassy in Cairo

Both sides set 48-hour deadlines. Ethiopia's foreign ministry gave no reason; an Egyptian official said Cairo acted on the principle of reciprocity.

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Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said Egypt was leaving "space for diplomacy and peaceful solutions" while protecting its national interests, The National reported on Friday. His remarks followed the tit-for-tat expulsion of diplomats by Ethiopia and Egypt.

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The National reported on Friday that the Egyptian diplomat Ethiopia ordered out is Ahmed Moharam Ahmed Soliman, and that he was given 48 hours to leave. A Cairo source quoted by the paper said Egypt "consistently rejects interference in the internal affairs of other countries".

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Egypt Independent reported on Friday that an Egyptian source called Ethiopia's expulsion order "unfortunate" and "unjustified", saying Cairo has consistently refused to interfere in the internal affairs of other states, and accused Ethiopia of trying to blame external parties for its domestic crises. Ethiopia's foreign ministry cited only the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and gave no reason. Radio Tamazuj named the expelled Egyptian diplomat as Ahmed Moharam Ahmed Soliman.

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Egypt's state news agency MENA reported on Friday that Egypt had declared a counsellor at the Ethiopian embassy in Cairo persona non grata and given him 48 hours to leave. An Egyptian official said the step followed the principle of reciprocity and called Ethiopia's decision "unfortunate and unjustified". Egypt's foreign ministry issued no formal statement.

Ethiopia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared Ahmed Moharam Ahmed Soliman, a member of the Egyptian embassy's diplomatic staff, persona non grata on Thursday and informed the embassy that he was expected to leave Ethiopia within 48 hours, Ahram Online reported. The ministry gave no reason for the decision.

Egypt's state news agency MENA reported on Friday that Egypt had declared a counsellor at the Ethiopian embassy in Cairo persona non grata and given him 48 hours to leave. An Egyptian official said the step was taken on the principle of reciprocity, called Ethiopia's decision "unfortunate and unjustified", and said Egypt rejects interference in the internal affairs of other countries.

The expulsion came on the same day Ethiopia closed its embassy in Asmara and declared ten Eritrean diplomats in Addis Ababa persona non grata.

This story is also available in Tigrinya.

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